09级第三学期AB班期末口语话题

1、A 、 B 班期末口语话题A班1. The fame gameOur textbook tells us, “An artist who seeks fame is like a dog chasing his own tail who, when he captures it, doesn 't know what else to do but to continue chasing it. What do you think the author intends to tell us?1. What is your opinion on fame?2. Nowadays, many

2、 people try every possible means to become famous. Can you guess why?3. If we shouldn 't seek fame, what else should we seek instead.2. Crushed by misfortuneWe hope every day is a nice day. But things don 't always happen as we expected. Some sad accidents might run into our peaceful life, t

3、aking away our properties, our beloved, even our ability to speak, listen or move. Suppose the misfortune really happened to you, what would you feel and do?1. If one of your friends were crushed by misfortune, what would you do?2. For those who got hadicapped from accidents, what do you think the g

4、overnment should do to help them?3. A good welfare system is very important for the stability of society and the wellbeing of people. Can you describe the ideal welfare system in your imagination?3. Zooming up the information superhighwayNowadays, information superhighway is nothing new to our life.

5、 Thanks to the advanced technology, we lead a convenient and colorful life that could not be imagined by our ancestors. But each coin has two sides:1. What are the advantages of information superhighway?2. What are the negative effects of it?3. give some suggestions to those net addicts 网络上瘾者 .4. My

6、 roommate, my friend?Entering the college, moving into the dormitory, you have to share the little space with someone your roommates. With the passage of time, all the roommates become a part of yourlife, some in a positive wayfriends, but others, probably sad enough, in a negative waytroublemakers

7、or enemies.1. What are the main causes of roommate conflicts?2. Share your ideas or stories concerning how to solve the problem.3. What are the qualities the ideal roommate in your eyes should have?5. Criminal actsRecent years have witnessed enomorous waves of crime crackdown 打黑 in Chongqing. The ca

8、mpaign exposed the links between organized crimes and some corrupted high officials. This fact proves that the harm of bribery is so severe that it serves as the hotbed 温床 of other evil things. In order to maintain a clean, equal and orderly atmosphere in society, what should our coutry do to stop b

9、ribery?1. In the campaign against bribery, what role does mass media play?2. As students, what can we play a role in it ?3. Can you explain the importance of moral education?6. The truth about your genesTo some extent, nobody influences you more than your parents. They take you to this world, giving

10、 you the unique DNA carrying chains of secret codes of genes which largely shape what you are. Meanwhile, their style of parenting and their affection accompany your growth even throughout your lifetime.1. Describe one special talent or character you get from your parents 'genes.2. Nobody is per

11、fect, including your parents. Maybe their parenting is not good enough to foster you to be a genius, or even hurts your feeling in some way, how would you comment on them?3. Apart from genes and parenting, what do you think are the important factors determining one's success?7. EQ, more importan

12、t than IQBoth EQ and IQ are important measurements to judge people 's intelligence. But do you know the difference between them? Do you believe that EQ is more important than EQ? Can you demonstrate your point by giving some examples?1. What benefits will the person get if he/she increases his/h

13、er EQ?2. How can we cultivate our EQ?3. If you were a parent of a young child, what would you possibly do to cultivate your child 's EQ?8. Lifestyles 新时代 P.11As many people know, generation gap is a fact of life. The lifestyle parents expect their kid to follow is not necessarily the one the kid

14、 really wants. However, there are some cases that the parents and the kid communicate so well that they can meet an agreement on that issue. So in terms of lifestyles, what is the story in your family?1. What is the current lifestyle your parents are having?2. What is the ideal lifestyle you want to

15、 have?3. Are you willing to live with your parents after you get married?9. Today 's headlines 新时代 P.25Looking back upon the year of 2021, which news is the one impressing you most? Please describe the news to us.1. Why do you choose it as the most impressive news?2. What is your opinion on the

16、news?3. Do you want your name to appear in the news headlines?10. Going to the city新时代 P.68-69Please look at the pictures on P69NEIE, work with your partners to describe the picture on the top and imagine what the people will do when they arrive in the city.1. Which one among those people is the one

17、 you want to be? Why?2. Suppose you are the one you want to be in the picture, imagine what you are going to do for the rest of the day.3. Do you like urban life? Why?11. The college romance 新时代 P.96College romance has become a common phenomenon on campus. People's opinions onit vary greatly. Sh

18、are your viewpoints with your partners.1. Why are you for or against it?2. What is your parents 'view on it?3. Descibe the Mr/Miss Right in your mind.12. Graduation party keep in touch新时代 P.156Develop a conversation with your partners at your graduation party, recalling the unforgettable events

19、you have shared in college life and sharing your future plans.1. Do you have any progress in English after taking College English course for one year and a half? If yes, what are they? If no, why no?2. Can you give some advice to the freshmen on how to study English well?3. After graduation, which w

20、ay will you choose, finding a good job or persuing a postgraduate degree? Why?B班1. Step up to better healthExercise is important for both the body and the mind. However, many people do not realize the importance of exercise and live a passive life, which generates many negative effects physically an

21、d mentally.1. What are the benefits of exercise on people 's health?2. Do you have any exercise problems? What 's your exercise program?3. How to live a healthy life?2. Ways to winAll roads lead to Rome. It means that there are many different ways to achieve the same goal. Ideas about succes

22、s are relative to culture and vary depending upon where we are, what we teach and how we teach it. The demands of an ever-changing world require that we constantly evaluate our education system and experiment with creative ways of educating for success.1. What 's moral quality education? Is it a

23、pplicable in present China?2. Do you think going to college is the best way to win success? Why?3. By the teacher's standard, how can we be good students?3. Symbols of AmericaA symbol is the sign or mark that is looked upon as representing something. The symbols describe and exemplify the qualit

24、ies of one 's culture and people and the values people share.1. What are the symbols of Amerian culture?2. What does a nation value as her symbols?3. In your opinion, what can be regardesd as symbols of China?4. Death 's lessons for lifeLife is valuable for people, and almost everyone is in

25、fear of death. But the brave and mature people are prepared to die because they have understood the meaning of life.1. What is the meaning of life in your understanding?2. In what cases will a life-death decision be in need? Please list some typical examples.3. How to face difficulties in your life?

26、5. Defending ourselves against disastersDepending on its climate and geological envrionment, each country is stricken by this or that natural disasters. What 's more, humans are using up the natural resources and disturbing the balance of nature. We need solutions to our ecological problems in t

27、he present and in the future as well as make preparation for defending disasters.1. What are the natural disasters the human beings are confronted with?2. How should we prepare for earthquakes?3. What destruction do natural disasters cause? Please choose a specific disaster to illustrate its destruc

28、tive force.6. GreatnessDo you want to make your mark in the world? Who is your role model? Is your role model Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandi, or Bill Gates? How about you? Willyour career path make adifference in the world?1. What is your dream, and how to realize it?2. How to interprete “greatness?

29、3. Do you want to be an ordinary person or achieve fame in the world?7. Premarital agreementsThe move toward equality for women and their increasing economic power as well as the need for both parents to work to support the family are all factors leading to trends like premarital agreements, unmarri

30、ed mothers, smaller households and higher divorce rates. All the changes bring about new thinking on social policy.1. Have you ever heard of premarital agreements? What do you think they are for?2. Would you ask for a premarital agreement before your marriage? Why or why not?3. Do you think premarit

31、al agreements will take the romance out of marriage?8. Offering some advicePeople often meet some difficulties and hesitate to make decisions. Offering some advice to others may help them overcome their problems and take them out of troubles.1. When your friends come across some troubles, are you wi

32、lling to offer some advice for themor just let them deal with problems by themselves?2. Do you think the advice from others sometimes may hinder a person 's decision?3. If your advice is turned down by others, do you feel embarrassed or persuade others to accept your advice?9. Advertising campai

33、gnWith the development of economy, advertisements have played an essential role in people 's life, and exerted an impressive influence on people's choices of buying something. As a result, companies put more energy and efforts to conduct advertising campaigns so as to make more profits.1. Wh

34、at 's the function of advertisements in the society?2. Do you believe anything that advertisements advocate? Why?3. How can we distinguish the cheating behaviors of advertisements?10. Improving teaching and learning of EnglishWith the globalization of the society, English has played an increasing role in people's life.As for a foreign language, English learning needs people 's hard work and consistent efforts. To learn English well is the task of both teachers and studetns for thei